Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a police officer after a murder Tuesday afternoon.
The incident started when the occupants in a black Toyota Passo killed a man in an ambush at Hampton Street around 12:30 p.m.
Bahamas Court News has identified the murder victim as Deano Gordon, a convicted car thief.
Gordon was near a yard where he did autobody work when the killers arrived in a stolen car. An assailant armed with an AK-47 assault rifle unleashed a barrage of gunfire, killing Gordon on the spot.
A policeman, who was in the area, heard the gunshots. The officer opened fire on the killer, who returned fire. The gunman sped off west on Hampton Street before he headed north onto Mount Royal Avenue.
The officer was not wounded in the exchange.
Police later found the getaway car abandoned at Carib Road, off Mackey Street.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers at 328-8477.